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Linux Kernel 6.18 was released yesterday! According to the version history, it will be probably the next Long Term Support (LTS) kernel release.<\/p>\n
Linus Torvalds announced this kernel release on this lkml.org page<\/a>:<\/p>\n So I’ll have to admit that I’d have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this last week of the release, but while there’s a few more fixes than I would hope for, there was nothing that made me feel like this needs more time to cook. So 6.18 is tagged and pushed out.<\/p>\n …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n On CPU side, the new kernel updated Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) to work with Kexec for being able to load and boot into a new kernel from another currently running kernel. It updated FRED with patch for the late breaking incompatible change. And, it added a workaround for Xeon 6 to avoid performance issue.<\/p>\n For AMD, it updated Error Detection And Correction “EDAC” driver with next Zen 6 “Venice” server processors support. And, added patch for the old Bulldozer processors with X86_NATIVE_CPU option support for maximizing performance.<\/p>\n Image by Marcello Rabozzi from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n The Kernel also added support for Sheaves, a new opt-in, per-CPU and array-based caching layer, updated IOMMU driver with ACPI and MIPS vendor extensions support for RISC-V, and introduced Loongson Security Engine support for handling offloaded RNG, TPM2, and various crypto acceleration on LoongArch processors.<\/p>\n It as well added patch to reliably handle 255+ vCores on AMD EPYC servers, enabled Wildcat Lake graphics support, introduced new Rocket accelerator driver for the NPU found on newer Rockchip SoCs, and added Google’s PSP encryption for TCP connections.<\/p>\n The Bcachefs code is removed from Kernel 6.18, users should now use DKMS kernel modules instead. And, exFAT file-system driver has been optimized leads to 16.5x speedup for loading time.<\/p>\n The new Kernel also added many new hardware support. They include:<\/p>\n For more about Linux Kernel 6.18, see either kernelnewbies.org<\/a> or phoronix.com<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n The Mainline Kernel PPA has built the new kernel as .deb packages, which are available to download through the link below:<\/p>\nWhat’s New in Linux Kernel 6.18<\/h3>\n
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How to Install Kernel 6.18 in Ubuntu 24.04+<\/h3>\n
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